Hypertension in Peru
In Peru, 20.7% of adults aged 30 to 79 had hypertension in 2019. The value for 2019 is the highest in the series, which starts in 1990.
Peru, 2019
20.7%
Change from 2018
+0.2percentage points
Position in 2019
192nd of 192
Hypertension in Peru over time
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% of adults aged 30 to 79. Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Peru |
|---|---|
| 2019 | 20.7% |
| 2018 | 20.5% |
| 2017 | 20.3% |
| 2016 | 20.1% |
| 2015 | 19.9% |
| 2014 | 19.9% |
| 2013 | 19.8% |
| 2012 | 19.8% |
| 2011 | 19.8% |
| 2010 | 19.8% |
| 2009 | 19.8% |
| 2008 | 19.8% |
| 2007 | 19.8% |
| 2006 | 19.8% |
| 2005 | 19.8% |
| 2004 | 19.9% |
| 2003 | 19.9% |
| 2002 | 19.9% |
| 2001 | 19.9% |
| 2000 | 19.9% |
| 1999 | 19.9% |
| 1998 | 19.9% |
| 1997 | 20.0% |
| 1996 | 20.0% |
| 1995 | 20.1% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of +0.2 percentage points from 20.5% in 2018.
- Since 2009, when it was 19.8%, the figure has changed by +0.9 percentage points.
- Among the 192 countries with data for 2019, Peru has the 192nd highest value.
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